From Jeremy Wells Sent Tue, Oct 20th 1998, 01:51
Diamond should have incorporated some sort of PDA function in the RIO to get around the way the law is written. -Jeremy ----------------------------------------------------- "You have come for knowledge. There will be pleasure. Because knowledge is sexy. There will also be pain. Because knowledge is torture." - Jeff Noon, "Vurt" http://users.owt.com/conflux ----------------------------------------------------- On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Lazlo Nibble wrote: > On Mon, Oct 19, 1998 at 03:16:51PM -0700, Jeremy Wells wrote: > > > The ridiculousness of this ban comes to light when you realize that a > > portable laptop or even a handheld computing device that can play back > > MP3 files does not violate any laws, yet is nearly identical to the > > Diamond player. > > The law in question only applies to devices that are primarily used for music > recording and playback. The Rio qualifies; handhelds and laptops don't. > > > The RIAA, BMI, and ASCAP were created for the greedy by the greedy and > > designed to screw the little guy. > > <shrug> No argument there, but Diamond knew they were gambling on the law > being interpreted in their favor. When you gamble, sometimes you lose. > > -- > Lazlo Nibble | "There's no moral, Uncle Remus, just > xxxxx@xxxx.xxx | random acts of meaningless violence." > http://www.swcp.com/lazlo | -- Michael O'Donoghue >